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Northbrook‑Glenview District 30 superintendent outlines achievements, safety and mental‑health investments
Summary
Dr. Emily Tamaru told the Glenview Board that District 30 serves about 1,250 students across three schools, reported top academic rankings, added three school social workers and completed a third‑party safety audit with FEMA training for administrators.
Dr. Emily Tamaru, superintendent of Northbrook‑Glenview District 30, presented the district’s strategic priorities and recent achievements to the Glenview Board of Trustees on Nov. 18.
Tamaru said District 30 operates three neighborhood schools — Westcott, Willowbrook and Maple — serving approximately 1,250 students in pre‑K through eighth grade with a staff of about 280. “We just, we are grateful to be a part of this community,” she told trustees, and distributed the district’s strategic plan to board members.
She highlighted academic performance, saying the district’s students perform in the top 3% in Illinois on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness and that all three schools earned recognition from U.S. News & World Report. Tamaru noted real‑world opportunities for students, including a Maple School science team’s selection to visit NASA’s Kennedy Space Center after a competitive national process.
On student supports, Tamaru said District 30 added three social workers this year — one at each school — to provide individual mental‑health support and to lead social‑emotional lessons across classrooms. She said the district is “committed to caring for the whole student.”
Tamaru described a districtwide safety effort that included a comprehensive third‑party safety audit, FEMA emergency‑management training for administrators and partnerships with the Glenview Police and Fire departments to align response plans and update signage and building protocols.
She framed the district’s work as community partnership, asking the village to involve the district early in development reviews that could affect enrollment and school capacity. Tamaru said enrollment and shared space capacity remain important planning concerns for the district.
The board did not take action on the presentation; trustees asked no substantive follow‑up questions during the meeting.
